2010

Started in-house technology development

2008

Started import and sales business of stone paper made in Taiwan

2015

Concluded a location agreement for our second factory at Tagajo City Hall (Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Received "Special Award" at Job Creation 2015 (sponsored by Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

From the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Subsidies for creating employment in areas affected by tsunami and nuclear disasters,
Adopted as (Manufacturing Industry Location Support Project)​

2015 Milan Expo 2015 Provided our LIMEX products as a sponsor

Relocated to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 2,259 million yen (including capital reserves)

Completion of our Shiroishi Factory (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

2014

9th Nippon New Business Creation Award
(Sponsored by: Japan New Business Association Federation) Received the "Reconstruction Award"

Established the Tokyo Laboratory at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo.

Capital: 1.23 billion yen (including capital reserves)

Started construction of our Shiroishi Factory (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Relocated to Akasaka 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 499 million yen (including capital reserves)

Concluded a location agreement for our Shiroishi factory at the Miyagi prefectural office (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Proprietary LIMEX patent approved

2013

Relocated to 2-chome Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 275 million yen

Adopted as a subsidy for advanced technology demonstration/evaluation facility maintenance costs, etc.

Innovation base location promotion project from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

2012

Started joint development of molding technology with Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Capital: 20 million yen

2011

Patent application for LIMEX

Established new TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. in Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo through business transfer

2020

Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 2.06 billion yen

Capital: 13,529,930,000 yen (including capital reserves)

Renewing CI (Corporate Identity) for Corporate Growth

Started a DtoC business with EC site "ZAIMA"

Aiming to spread and expand composite materials that use inorganic substances as main raw materials,
Established the Inorganic-Organic Composite Materials Association (ICMA)

Introduced 100% renewable electricity to LIMEX production base

Announced "CirculeX", a new material that promotes material circulation containing more than 50% recycled materials

Strengthen sales of “LIMEX Pellet”

Launched "Bridge.", a social project that tackles global resource and environmental issues toward a sustainable society.

Opened new media "Times Bridge Media" to convey the organization and culture of TBM

Developed “Bio Face,” a washable antibacterial mask woven with plant-derived threads

Started development of "Marine biodegradable LIMEX (provisional name)" with Daicel

Received the Intellectual Property Utilization Encouragement Award at the 6th Intellectual Property Utilization Awards sponsored by the Japan Patent Attorneys Association

2019

EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Japan Exceptional Growth Category Grand Prize

Concluded a basic agreement with Yuzi, ITOCHU, and XinJin on the LIMEX business in Henan, China.

Full-fledged sales started with strengths in light transmission, diffusion and price

Announced "LIMEX decorative sheet", a functional material made mainly from limestone.

Concluded a basic agreement with the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and participated in the "NUSANED" program

Concluded a basic agreement with Ishii Foods to reduce environmental impact

Concluded a partnership agreement with Yokohama City for circular innovation

Certified as Vegalta Sendai's "CSR Partner"

Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hayama Town, Kanagawa Prefecture for the use of environmentally friendly materials

Start of study for commercialization of LIMEX in Mongolia

Basic agreement signed with Limex Mongolia LLC and Mongolian National Development Agency

Announced "uni LIMEX" ballpoint pen made of LIMEX, a new material that plastic alternative

Started construction of the Tagajo Plant, a model for global expansion

Announced LIMEX Bag using limestone and plant-derived resin at G20 Innovation Exhibition

Received the 18th Green Sustainable Chemistry Award Venture Company Award

Launched Kanagawa Upcycling Consortium

Received the highest award in the "ICI INNOVATION AWARDS"

Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 1st Japan Open Innovation Awards

Capital: 10,744,800,000 yen (including capital reserve)
Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 1.55 billion yen

2018

Aiming to contribute to Kanagawa Prefecture and SDGs, promoting recycling-oriented city development through LIMEX upcycling

Announced LIMEX shopping bags, garbage bags, and shoppers at COP24

Participation in the Climate Change Initiative

Acquired Bioworks Co., Ltd., which develops modifiers for high-performance bioplastics, as a group company

Capital: 9,194,800,000 yen (including capital reserve)
Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 3.12 billion yen

Received the Award for Excellence in the Product/Technology (Venture Technology) Category of the Global Outreach Competition

Selected for "Acceleration Course" of "JR East Startup Program 2018"

Received "Mizuho Innovation Award"

Raise funds from DIP and ITOCHU to accelerate global expansion

TBM, Sabae City, and Keio University Graduate School Conclude a Mutual Cooperation Agreement Aiming to Contribute to the SDGs

Food containers made by LIMEX were used for the first time at Japan's largest urban market "Taiyo no Marche"

Certified as a partner of Brussels SDG Summit 2018 (sponsored by CSR Europe)

Started study on biodegradable LIMEX

Japanese Only - Started development of furniture surface sheet using LIMEX

Received the Red Dot Design Award Product Design 2018

Implemented upcycling of new material LIMEX sheet with Japan Blind Football Association

2017

Received COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017

Started providing LIMEX sheet, a new material, in collaboration with Ricoh for the on-demand printing market

2017 Good Design Award "Good Design Best 100, Special Award [Manufacturing]"

Concluded a service partnership with CDP, an international non-profit organization headquartered in the UK

LIMEX certified as "Tokyo Metropolitan Trial Order Authorized Product"

TBM selected by NEDO for 2017 Strategic Energy Conservation Technology Innovation Program

Concluded a basic agreement with TBM and Junior Chamber International Yokohama,
Launched “AQUACTION!”, a recycling-based social problem-solving program using LIMEX

Received the 7th Japan-U.S. Innovation Award “Innovation Showcase”

Stevie Asia-Pacific Award Winning Gold Award for New Product/Product Management and Company/Organization

TBM and JGC, Saudi National Industrial Cluster Development Planning Authority,
Basic agreement for LIMEX development and manufacturing activities in Saudi Arabia

Japanese Only - Started selling LIMEX products at Raksul

Capital: 5.07 billion yen (including capital reserves)

2016

Joint development with TBM and Toppan Printing using the new material LIMEX

First “Plug and Play” in Silicon Valley, USA
Received the "Company with the most social impact in the world - Social Impact Award"

"Plug and Play" in Silicon Valley, USA
Won first place in the pitch event of the new materials and packaging division

Concluded a sales agency contract with Dentsu

First overseas subsidiary in San Francisco, USA
Established Times Bridge Management Global, Inc.

Numerical visualization of LIMEX's contribution to water and forest resource conservation
Opened "LIMEX ACTION" site to raise awareness of global environmental issues

With Oki Lab., Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
Started joint research on LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

Launch of LIMEX business card

Yamagata University Green Material Molding Research Center Director
Research and development of new functional materials established with Professor Hiroshi Ito

Capital: 4,069,200,000 yen (including capital reserve)
A total of 1.5 billion yen was raised through business matching by the Swiss UBS Group

At the Japan Venture Awards 2016 (sponsored by Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation)
Received the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Award

2024

Obtained ISO 14001 certification (Tokyo Head Office, Technology Center, Tohoku LIMEX Factory, Yokosuka Circular Factory)

2023

Using "LIMEX Sheet" with Glory, the world's largest currency handling machine market share
Joint development of ballot paper "LX Coat"

Japanese Only - TBM was listed in the environment category of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "100 startups with a track record of cooperation with the government"

Joined the Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), the largest packaging industry association in Indonesia.

LIMEX Pellet adopted for cosmetic containers developed by KENDO, a subsidiary of LVMH

Started efforts to utilize materials informatics (MI) in material development

2022

Constructed mechanical recycling plant "Yokosuka Plant" in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Processing capacity: 40,000 tons/year)

Launched ScopeX, a service that visualizes greenhouse gas emissions

Signed "The Climate Pledge" established by Amazon

Recieved Science-Based Target (SBT)

Launched "MaaR" material circulation coordination service

Started sales of LIMEX Sheet 80μm as a mass-produced product of LIMEX's second domestic plant "Tagajo Factory"

Released "Vision Book" expressing sustainable value creation process

Switched to 100% renewable energy for the electricity used at our manufacturing sites

2021

Announced our "D&I Policy" to further promote Diversity & Inclusion

With PT.Kemas Indah Maju, Indonesia's largest cosmetic container molding manufacturer
Concluded a sales contract for LIMEX Pellet (injection molding grade)

Established TBM VN Co., Ltd., the first local subsidiary in Southeast Asia, in Vietnam.

Selected as a "J-Startup" company in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's startup support program

Selected for TOP20 of "100 Best Industrial Innovations for International Technology Transfer"

Relocated to Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Announned our ambitious mid-term goal “TBM Pledge 2030”

Automatic sorting and recycling of LIMEX and plastic in Yokosuka City
Started a project for one of the largest recycling plants in Japan

Joined Keidanren

Agreed 13.5 billion yen capital and business tie-up with South Korea's SK Group

Collaborate with Musashi Paint Group to promote application development of LIMEX and CircleX products using bio-based paints

Contribute to sustainable city development and SDGs with Kyotango City and a virtuous cycle of economy, society and environment
Comprehensive partnership agreement concluded

In cooperation with Tokyo Tatemono, material circulation, and Hayama Town in Kanagawa Prefecture,
Promoting mechanical recycling of waste plastic discharged from offices and general households

Concluded a long-term loan agreement totaling 3.62 billion yen through co-financing of syndicated loans and equity loans

Completion of Tagajo Factory (Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture)

2020

Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 2.06 billion yen

Capital: 13,529,930,000 yen (including capital reserves)

Renewing CI (Corporate Identity) for Corporate Growth

Started a DtoC business with EC site "ZAIMA"

Aiming to spread and expand composite materials that use inorganic substances as main raw materials,
Established the Inorganic-Organic Composite Materials Association (ICMA)

Introduced 100% renewable electricity to LIMEX production base

Announced "CirculeX", a new material that promotes material circulation containing more than 50% recycled materials

Strengthen sales of “LIMEX Pellet”

Launched "Bridge.", a social project that tackles global resource and environmental issues toward a sustainable society.

Opened new media "Times Bridge Media" to convey the organization and culture of TBM

Developed “Bio Face,” a washable antibacterial mask woven with plant-derived threads

Started development of "Marine biodegradable LIMEX (provisional name)" with Daicel

Received the Intellectual Property Utilization Encouragement Award at the 6th Intellectual Property Utilization Awards sponsored by the Japan Patent Attorneys Association

2019

EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Japan Exceptional Growth Category Grand Prize

Concluded a basic agreement with Yuzi, ITOCHU, and XinJin on the LIMEX business in Henan, China.

Full-fledged sales started with strengths in light transmission, diffusion and price

Announced "LIMEX decorative sheet", a functional material made mainly from limestone.

Concluded a basic agreement with the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and participated in the "NUSANED" program

Concluded a basic agreement with Ishii Foods to reduce environmental impact

Concluded a partnership agreement with Yokohama City for circular innovation

Certified as Vegalta Sendai's "CSR Partner"

Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hayama Town, Kanagawa Prefecture for the use of environmentally friendly materials

Start of study for commercialization of LIMEX in Mongolia

Basic agreement signed with Limex Mongolia LLC and Mongolian National Development Agency

Announced "uni LIMEX" ballpoint pen made of LIMEX, a new material that plastic alternative

Started construction of the Tagajo Plant, a model for global expansion

Announced LIMEX Bag using limestone and plant-derived resin at G20 Innovation Exhibition

Received the 18th Green Sustainable Chemistry Award Venture Company Award

Launched Kanagawa Upcycling Consortium

Received the highest award in the "ICI INNOVATION AWARDS"

Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 1st Japan Open Innovation Awards

Capital: 10,744,800,000 yen (including capital reserve)
Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 1.55 billion yen

2018

Aiming to contribute to Kanagawa Prefecture and SDGs, promoting recycling-oriented city development through LIMEX upcycling

Announced LIMEX shopping bags, garbage bags, and shoppers at COP24

Participation in the Climate Change Initiative

Acquired Bioworks Co., Ltd., which develops modifiers for high-performance bioplastics, as a group company

Capital: 9,194,800,000 yen (including capital reserve)
Created synergies with operating companies and raised a total of 3.12 billion yen

Received the Award for Excellence in the Product/Technology (Venture Technology) Category of the Global Outreach Competition

Selected for "Acceleration Course" of "JR East Startup Program 2018"

Received "Mizuho Innovation Award"

Raise funds from DIP and ITOCHU to accelerate global expansion

TBM, Sabae City, and Keio University Graduate School Conclude a Mutual Cooperation Agreement Aiming to Contribute to the SDGs

Food containers made by LIMEX were used for the first time at Japan's largest urban market "Taiyo no Marche"

Certified as a partner of Brussels SDG Summit 2018 (sponsored by CSR Europe)

Started study on biodegradable LIMEX

Japanese Only - Started development of furniture surface sheet using LIMEX

Received the Red Dot Design Award Product Design 2018

Implemented upcycling of new material LIMEX sheet with Japan Blind Football Association

2017

Received COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017

Started providing LIMEX sheet, a new material, in collaboration with Ricoh for the on-demand printing market

2017 Good Design Award "Good Design Best 100, Special Award [Manufacturing]"

Concluded a service partnership with CDP, an international non-profit organization headquartered in the UK

LIMEX certified as "Tokyo Metropolitan Trial Order Authorized Product"

TBM selected by NEDO for 2017 Strategic Energy Conservation Technology Innovation Program

Concluded a basic agreement with TBM and Junior Chamber International Yokohama,
Launched “AQUACTION!”, a recycling-based social problem-solving program using LIMEX

Received the 7th Japan-U.S. Innovation Award “Innovation Showcase”

Stevie Asia-Pacific Award Winning Gold Award for New Product/Product Management and Company/Organization

TBM and JGC, Saudi National Industrial Cluster Development Planning Authority,
Basic agreement for LIMEX development and manufacturing activities in Saudi Arabia

Japanese Only - Started selling LIMEX products at Raksul

Capital: 5.07 billion yen (including capital reserves)

2016

Joint development with TBM and Toppan Printing using the new material LIMEX

First “Plug and Play” in Silicon Valley, USA
Received the "Company with the most social impact in the world - Social Impact Award"

"Plug and Play" in Silicon Valley, USA
Won first place in the pitch event of the new materials and packaging division

Concluded a sales agency contract with Dentsu

First overseas subsidiary in San Francisco, USA
Established Times Bridge Management Global, Inc.

Numerical visualization of LIMEX's contribution to water and forest resource conservation
Opened "LIMEX ACTION" site to raise awareness of global environmental issues

With Oki Lab., Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
Started joint research on LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

Launch of LIMEX business card

Yamagata University Green Material Molding Research Center Director
Research and development of new functional materials established with Professor Hiroshi Ito

Capital: 4,069,200,000 yen (including capital reserve)
A total of 1.5 billion yen was raised through business matching by the Swiss UBS Group

At the Japan Venture Awards 2016 (sponsored by Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation)
Received the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Award

2015

Concluded a location agreement for our second factory at Tagajo City Hall (Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Received "Special Award" at Job Creation 2015 (sponsored by Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

From the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Tsunami / nuclear disaster area employment creation company location subsidy
(Manufacturing industry location support project)"

2015 Milan Expo 2015 Provided our LIMEX products as a sponsor

Relocated to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 2,259 million yen (including capital reserves)

Completion of our Shiroishi Factory (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

2014

9th Nippon New Business Creation Award
(Sponsored by: Japan New Business Association Federation) Received the "Reconstruction Award"

Established the Tokyo Laboratory at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo.

Capital: 1.23 billion yen (including capital reserves)

Started construction of our Shiroishi Factory (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Relocated to Akasaka 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 499 million yen (including capital reserves)

Concluded a location agreement for our Shiroishi factory at the Miyagi prefectural office (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Proprietary LIMEX patent approved

2013

Relocated to 2-chome Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 275 million yen

Adopted as a subsidy for advanced technology demonstration/evaluation facility maintenance costs, etc.

Innovation base location promotion project from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

2012

Started joint development of molding technology with Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Capital: 20 million yen

2011

Patent application for LIMEX

Established new TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. in Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo through business transfer

2010

Started in-house technology development

2008

Started import and sales business of stone paper made in Taiwan